Huntsman Corporation has named Harshad Naik as Managing Director, India Subcontinent, effective September 2016. He succeeds Rohit Aggarwal who was appointed President of Textile Effects Division in July this year. In his new role, Naik will lead the cross divisional collaboration required to deliver growth, build external partnerships and asset investments. He will represent Huntsman in engaging with government organisations and other key stakeholders in the region.

KARL MAYER exhibited on two sites at ITMA ASIA + CITME, and at an in-house show at KARL MAYER (China) in Wujin, Changzhou. KARL MAYER offered at ITMA ASIA + CITME innovative solutions for warp knitting, weaving preparation and technical textiles.

Development of trade and investment cooperation between India and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is a key factor in their bilateral cooperation, said Alexander Tsybulski, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development.

February 14, 2015, was an unforgettable day for both Sanyang Textile and Suessen Germany, on which the two companies joined hand-in-hand and signed the great contract about the huge project of conversion of the existing 1,70,000 conventional spindles into EliTe®Compact. Ioannis Spiridopolus on behalf of Suessen, Xu Jianmin, GM on behalf of Sanyang Textile, and Lynn, Suessen Agent, were witnessing the great moment.

Sanjay Jain, Managing Director of TT Limited, was elected as Chairman, Council of Administration, Northern India Textile Research Association (NITRA), the pioneering textile R&D organisation in the country. NITRA elected its new leadership team in its 40th AGM held on September 23, 16 at NITRA Campus, Ghaziabad.

Filtration provides healthier and cleaner products and environment. Textile materials are used in the filtration of air, liquids, in food particles and in industrial production. Filtration fabrics are used widely in vacuum cleaners, power stations, petrochemical plants, sewage disposal, etc. Textile materials, particularly woven and nonwoven are suitable for filtration because of their complicated structure and thickness.

The development of next generation swimsuits gets inspiration from beavers. A team of researchers from Cambridge-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA and visiting scientists from France took inspiration from semiaquatic rodent beavers to derive a mathematical model which could be used to develop swim suits and functional coating processes.

After the successful completion of ITMA Asia event, ColorJet Group now looks to expanding its footprint in the South Asian markets. ColorJet Group, which also operates a manufacturing facility in China, offers digital textile printing machines with efficient engineering and innovative technologies. The Group expects to repeat its success in the Indian market in other countries like Vietnam, Philippines, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indonesia, while also making deeper inroads into China.

Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. (University of Technology Chernihiv) Klaus Schäfer is finally retiring from the company and will be taken over by Jochen Adler, who has headed up the Development Project Management at the manmade fiber systems market leader for the past 10 years.